[XenCustomize] Recipe Threads: Forum & Thread Types 2.0.0

XenCustomize Recipe Threads for XenForo 2​

Turn your XenForo forum into the ultimate destination for food enthusiasts with XenCustomize Recipe Threads!

This powerful add-on introduces dedicated thread and forum types designed specifically for recipes, complete with ratings, detailed ingredient lists, step-by-step instructions, and rich metadata (prep time, cooking time, servings, difficulty, cuisine). The add-on also empowers your members to create personalized Recipe Shelves (e.g., "To Cook," "Cooked"), fostering a rich, organized, and interactive experience for food enthusiasts in your community.

This add-on is 100% community-driven. Your members create and enrich recipe threads with their own original dishes, photos, notes, and reviews. This guarantees unique, organic content tailored to your forum, while giving you all the structure and features of a professional recipe catalog.

Key Highlights​

Recipe-Centric Thread & Forum Types – Tailored experience for recipe discussions
Recipe Cover Image – Supports custom uploads, deletion, and auto-assignment from attachments
Integrated Rating System – Let users rate recipes with dynamic, real-time updates
List & Grid Views – Choose visually engaging views for your recipe forums
Detailed Recipe Data – Store and display essential details like ingredients, instructions, prep/cook time, servings, difficulty, cuisine and more.
Sticky Sidebar – Recipe cover, rating, and user actions stay visible in the first post
User Recipe Libraries – Organize recipes as “Want to Cook” or “Cooked”
Community Shelf Stats – See how many users want to cook or have cooked each recipe
Community-Driven – All recipes are added and curated by you and your members
Advanced Filtering & Sorting – Filter and sort by title, difficulty, cuisine, rating, etc.
Consistent Recipe Display Across the Platform – Covers, ratings, and key recipe info shown where they matter
SEO Friendly – Includes Schema.org LD+JSON structured data for better discoverability

Notable Features​

Dedicated Recipe Types & Structure​

• Dedicated Recipe Thread Type: Unique thread type for recipes with structured fields for ingredients, instructions, cuisine, prep time, cooking time, servings, and difficulty.
• Dedicated Recipe Forum Type: Organize recipe discussions in a focused forum hub.
• Automatic Data Preparation: Converting a forum into a Recipe Forum preps threads with recipe-specific data.
• Data Cleanup: Switching forum type back removes recipe-specific data automatically.
• Flexible Forum Type Conversion: Seamlessly convert any discussion, article, question, or suggestion forum into a Recipe Forum.

Community-Driven Content​

• Recipes are added and curated directly by your members.
• Members can enrich threads with their own ingredients, instructions, notes, and photos.
• Unique, organic content without relying on external APIs.

Recipe Rating System​

• Users can rate recipes directly from the thread view (1–5 stars).
• Display average rating and rating counts in forum lists, grids, search results, and thread view.
• Supports quick rating without page reloads.
• Ratings dynamically update when users add or remove their ratings.
• Admins can enable/disable ratings, configure quick rating, and control placement.
• Ratings are securely stored with user, value, and date info.

Rich Recipe Data & Thread Display​

Store and showcase key recipe information:

• Recipe Title & Description
• Prep Time & Cooking Time (e.g., 15 mins)
• Servings (e.g., 4 people)
• Difficulty Level (Easy, Medium, Hard)
• Cuisine(s) (e.g., Japanese, Italian)
• Ingredients – Structured list of ingredient names, quantities, and units.
• Instructions – Step-by-step directions
• Recipe Rating & Rating Count
• Recipe Cover Image

Recipe Cover Image Management​

• Upload custom recipe covers (GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP supported).
• Easily delete or replace covers.
• Recommended dimensions: 500x500 pixels.
• Auto-detects and sets first-post attachments as recipe covers when moved into a Recipe Forum.

Consistent Recipe Display Across the Platform​

Covers, ratings, and key info are visible in:

• Recipe Thread View
• Recipe Forum (List & Grid Views)
• Search Results
• User Recipe Libraries

Unique Recipe Thread View Design​

• Sticky sidebar with recipe cover, rating, and library button.
• Enhanced recipe info block for key details at a glance.
• Ingredients and instructions elegantly displayed in the first post.

Forum Display Style & Browse​

• List View: Rich detail display — cover, difficulty, cuisine, servings, rating, summary.
• Grid View: Visual browsing — cover, rating, quick scanning.
• Filtering: Filter by Cuisine, Difficulty, Servings, Rating.
• Sorting: Sort by Rating, Recently Added, Difficulty, or Cuisine.

Personalized User Experience​

• User Recipe Libraries:
  • Want to Cook – Recipes users plan to try.
  • Cooked – Recipes users have completed.
• Community Shelf Stats: “X people want to cook,” “X people have cooked.”
• Integrated creation form for adding new recipes.
• Dedicated button for creating new recipe threads.

Integrations & Administration​

• SEO-ready Schema.org LD+JSON structured data.
• Full XenForo Feature Support:
  • Thread Prefixes
  • Custom Thread Fields
  • Thread Prompts
  • Fine-grained permissions for recipe features.

With XenCustomize Recipe Threads, you'll build an engaging, structured, and visually stunning culinary hub where your community doesn’t just discuss food—they cook, share, and connect!

Compatible XF Versions​

XenForo 2.3.x
XenForo 2.2.x

Screenshots​

Add Recipe Forum Type


Recipe Forum: Display styles (List & Grid)


Add/Edit Forum: Allowed Thread Types – Recipes


Nodes – Recipe Forum


User Group Permissions


Admin Options


Change Forum Type – Recipe


Change Forum Type - Recipe - Display Style (List view & Grid view)


Recipe Forum – Grid View


Recipe Forum – List View, Filter menu, Filter recipe block


Recipe Thread View (showing recipe cover, rating, ingredients, instructions, and recipe details)


Add Recipe Thread (creation form with ingredients, instructions and other recipe data)


Recipe Thread – Upload/Delete Recipe Cover


Recipe Thread – Choose a Shelf for this Recipe


Your Account – Your Recipe Shelves (Want to Cook / Cooked shelves)